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The Supreme Court this morning in hearing oral arguments in two cases that could shape the future of social media platforms.
Justices are weighing the constitutionality of Florida and Texas laws that place restrictions on how Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms moderate their content.
The laws, championed by right-leaning state lawmakers, are rooted in the idea that the tech platforms have had a bias against conservatives. They’ve long lambasted social media practices that limited the reach of certain accounts, while tech companies have denied that they are discriminating against certain types of political speech. Meta, Google and other tech giants, which have restricted accounts that traffic in misinformation on Covid-19 and election integrity, as well as hate speech, say that the laws violate the First Amendment.
The decision by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to suspend Donald Trump‘s accounts after the January 6th attack on the Capitol gave fuel to the move to pass the state laws. His accounts have since been restored.
The Florida law prohibits platforms from banning or suspending the accounts of candidates for public office. It also prohibits the restriction of accounts engaged in “journalistic enterprise.” The Texas law prohibits social media platforms from taking down content that is based on a viewpoint. Both laws allow users to sue the platforms for damages. They also require that platforms disclose their content moderation decisions.
The states have defended the laws, contending that the platforms are acting as a public square and should not be able to have ultimate authority to determine what users see and cannot see. Ultimately, the argument is that the platforms act as something
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